Scholarship honors long-time engineering faculty member
The Dr. William E. Lewis Excellence in Computer Science and Engineering Scholarship has been established in honor of William “Bill” Lewis, who recently retired after 42 years at Arizona State.
Lewis came to ASU in 1966 as an assistant professor in the Department of Industrial Engineering.
He later held positions as the founding chair of the Department of Computer Science, assistant dean of the College of Engineering and Applied Sciences, and interim director for Academic and Communications Technology.
He is now an emeritus professor of computer science and engineering, and plans to continue to be involved with university students and colleagues.
Lewis earned an undergraduate degree in engineering in 1962 from The Johns Hopkins University and later a master’s degree (1964) and Ph.D. (1966) from Northwestern University.
Lewis and his wife say they recognize “the difference it makes in students’ success at ASU when there is caring and support,” and they hope the new scholarship will have that impact.